"(The casket) wasn't open, but we knew he was there," Philonise Floyd told CNN's Don Lemon Thursday. "And just knowing he was there, it hurt."
The emotional tribute to Floyd's life came as protesters took to the street for a tenth day and bail was set at $1 million for three of the ex-officers charged in his death.
Protests that were chaotic and confrontational last week were largely peaceful on Thursday. Demonstrators continue to call for justice for Floyd, who died after three officers kneeled on him -- one with a knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes -- while he was in police custody. All four officers on the scene are now facing charges.
A friend of Floyd's said he did not resist arrest and gave the officers no reason to be afraid. Floyd's death has reignited conversations over racial bias and police brutality in the US.
Recalling video of Floyd's daughter, Gianna, on a friend's shoulders saying "Daddy changed the world," Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in a news conference Thursday that he is seeing "a reawakening of our national conscious, one that was long overdue."
And Flint, Michigan, Sheriff Chris Swanson said that the message from Floyd's death has been a tipping point that will change policing in America forever.
"Get your rest, George," Rev. Al Sharpton said at the memorial. "You changed the world, George."
Bail set in Floyd's case
Protesters' calls for charges against all four officers at the scene of Floyd's death were answered Wednesday.
J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao were arrested Wednesday and appeared in court the next day to be charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
Their bail was set at $1 million each, or $750,000 under conditions including that they do not work in law enforcement or have contact with the Floyd family.
Kueng's attorney argued for a lower bail because the incident took place on his third shift as a full-fledged police officer and was with his training officer, Derek Chauvin.
Lane had only been on the force for four days at the time of the incident, according to his attorney.
Video showed Chauvin had he knee on Floyd's neck. Lane and Kueng helped restrain Floyd, while Thao stood nearby.
Chauvin, 44, was arrested last week and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. But on Wednesday prosecutors charged him with a more serious count of second-degree murder.
Chauvin is expected to appear in court next week.
But Philonise Floyd says the charges aren't enough.
"I'm never going to be in comfort until those officers are arrested for first-degree murder, not second-degree, not third-degree," Philonise Floyd said. "That was premeditated, and I want justice."
Protesters and police
Though the demonstrators calling for justice for Floyd are under curfews in many cities and have clashed with police in recent days, Thursday's protests were largely peaceful.
Assistant Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, NYPD's Commanding Officer of Patrol at Brooklyn North, told CNN's Jason Carroll that he was able to deescalate interactions between police and protesters.
"I understand people are frustrated ... people want to see justice for what happened in Minneapolis, but I just asked people to be cool, a lot of the people out here are very respectful, they just want to go protest," Maddrey said. "But you know we have a job to do too, as well, so just try to find that middle line and we were able to just get everybody out of here peacefully."
Police and protesters were also seen negotiating outside the CNN Center in Atlanta as the city reached its 9 p.m. curfew. While they debated the protests continuing in the night, both agreed they did not want to see it turn to conflict.
But the tone of peace was interrupted by some instances of violence. In Buffalo, New York, a 75-year-old man was knocked down by police as two separate groups of protesters broke out into a physical altercation, Mayor Byron Brown said. The man is in serious but stable condition.
And many places are still feeling the fallout from violence at previous days' protests.
Nearly 1,200 complaints have been made against the San Jose Police Department since protests began in earnest four days ago, according to Chief Eddie Garcia. In that same time frame, 180 people have been arrested for looting and vandalism, among other charges.
Video posted by the Atlanta Journal Constitution showed a woman being body slammed by an officer in a protest in the Buckhead area of Atlanta last week.
CNN has reached out to the Atlanta Police Department for comment and to find out whether the officer involved faces disciplinary actions but have has not yet heard back.
The woman suffered a broken clavicle, according to a news release from her attorney.
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